metayage
91COLONAGE — n. m. Exploitation des terres par un colon ou un métayer. On dit aussi MÉTAYAGE …
92History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …
93Tenant farmer — A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management; while tenant farmers… …
94Sharecropping — is a system of agriculture or agricultural production in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land (e.g., 50 percent of the crop). This should not be confused with a crop fixed rent… …
95Viticulture — (from the Latin word for vine ) is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture. It is one branch of the… …
96Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu — (November 4, 1900 mdash;April 17, 1954) was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and economist. For a while, he was a professor at… …
97Epiphany Monastery — The Epiphany Monastery ( Bogoyavlensky monastery , Богоявленский монастырь in Russian) is one of the oldest monastery in Moscow [http://www.pravoslavie.ru/put/080118113705 Article on Epiphany monastery, Pravoslavie , in Russian] ] , situated in… …
98Lex Antiqua Valachorum — Lex Antiqua Valachorum, meaning Ancient Wallachian Law , also called Jus Valahicum/Valachorum ( the Wallachian Right ), represents a collection of the Romanian pre statal judicial system, with afferent juridical rituals, customs and traditions,… …
99Prendeur — A prendeur, a French term, is a labourer working as part of an early Middle Age share cropping system known as complant, a precursor to the métayage system. Under this system, the prendeur would cultivate land owned by a bailleur. In exchange for …
100Bailleur — A bailleur, a French term, is a land owner who outsourced uncultivated parcels of land as part of an early Middle Age share cropping system known as complant mdash; a precursor to the métayage system. Under this system, a laborer known as a… …
